AP to launch fibre net project from Aug

AP chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday announced that the AP fibre net project, which aims to provide internet facility to every household in the state, will be operational by August.TNN | March 27, 2016, 07:26 IST

Hyderabad: AP chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday announced that the AP fibre net project, which aims to provide internet facility to every household in the state, will be operational by August. The dream of 'digital AP' will be realised by 2018, he said.

Making a statement on the fibre net project in the state assembly here, the chief minister said the fibre grid will cover about 22,500 km. The government will spend Rs 333 crore on the project. "AP will see a sea change in the internet facility with launch of this project. We will provide 10 mbps speed for Rs 149 a month," he said. So far, 9,778 km cable has been laid in the state. Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, and Vizianagaram districts have already been covered under the project.

However, leader of opposition YS Jaganmohan Reddy alleged that the project will benefit only a few people close to the chief minister's family. "Those executing the project are associated with the company owned by Naidu's family. Naidu wants control over TV channels through the project," he alleged.

Earlier, during the question hour too, Jaganmohan Reddy accused the AP government of not giving resettlement and rehabilitation (R and R) package to the Polavaram evacuees. He demanded that a committee should be formed to finalise the resettlement and rehabilitation package. Irrigation minister Devineni Umamaheswar Rao refuted Jagan's remarks saying people of Chegondapalli village had vacated voluntarily.

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